Hadith 26: It is in Sahih Bukhari
Shareef on the authority of Abu Umaama رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم used to read the following (dua) once the
eating cloth would to be gathered:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ حَمْدًا کَثِیرًا طَیِّباً مُّبَارَکاً فِیْہِ
غَیْرَ مَکْفِیٍّ وَلَا
مُوَدَّعٍ
وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًی عَنْہُ رَبَّنَا .
Hadith 27: In Sahih Muslim it is
reported from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Allah is pleased with one who praises
Allah when he eats a morsel, and one who praises Allah when he drinks water.’
Hadith 28: Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and
Ibn Majah reported from Abu Sa’eed Khudri رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that after eating, Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی
علیہ وسلَّم used
to read:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ اَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا
مُسْلِمِیْنَ .
Hadith 29: It is in Tirmizi from
Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘A person who is grateful after eating
is like the person who is patient whilst fasting’.
Hadith 30: Abu Dawud reported
from Abu Ayub رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that
whenever Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم ate or drank something, he recited:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ اَطْعَمَ وَسَقٰی وَسَوَّغَہٗ وَجَعَلَ
لَہٗ مَخْرَجًا.
Hadith 31: Zia reported from Anas
رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that he صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘when food is kept before a person, he
is granted forgiveness (Maghfirah), before it is lifted (off the eating cloth),
on condition that بسم اﷲ should be mentioned when the food is laid out and ‘Alhumdulillah’
is said when it is about to be picked up.’
Hadith 32: Nasa’i etc. have
reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that after eating, the following dua should be read:
اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ یُطْعِمُ وَلَا یُطْعَمُ وَمَنَّ عَلَیْنَا فَھَدا
نَاوَاَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَکُلَّ بَـلَاءٍ حَسَنٍ اَ بْـلَانَا، اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰہِ غَیْرَ مُوَدَّعٍ رَّبِّیْ وَلَا مُکَافًی وَّلَا مَکْفُوْرٍ وَّلَا
مُسْتَـغْنًی عَنْہُ،اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ اَطْعَمَنَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ
وَسَقَانَا مِنَ الشَّرَابِ وَکَسَانَا مِنَ الْعُرْیِ وَھَدا نَا مِنَ الضَّلَالِ
وَبَصَّرَنَا مِنَ الْعَمٰی وَفَضَّلَنَا عَلٰی کَثِیْرٍ مِّنْ خَلْقِـہٖ
تَفْضِیْلاً وَّالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعٰـلَمِیْنَ.
Hadith 33: Imam Ahmed, Abu Dawud,
Tirmizi and Ibn Majah report from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Nabi
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘When having a meal one should say: اَللّٰھُمَّ بَارِکْ لَنَا فِیْہِ
وَاَبْدِلْنَا خَیْرًا مِّنْہٗ. When he
drinks milk, he should say:
اَللّٰھُمَّ بَارِکْ لَنَا فِیْہِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْہٗ. for there
is nothing comparable to milk, which suffices in place of water and food.’
Hadith 34: It is in Ibn Majah
from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that Nabi صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم forbade getting up from a meal, until such time that the food has
been lifted (from the eating cloth).
Hadith 35: Ibn Majah reported
from Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی
عنہما that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said ‘When the eating spread is being
gathered, none should get up until it has been lifted up, and do not pull your
hands away from the food, even though you have completed eating, until such
time that all those eating, complete their meal. However, if one wishes to hold
his hand back, then he should present an apology for doing so, for if he does
not do so, then some other person who is eating will also hold back his hand
due to shyness, and possibly he still has a need to eat more’. On the basis of
this Hadith, the Ulama have mentioned that if a person is a small eater, he
should eat slowly and he should eat a little at a time, and if he is still not
able to continue eating at the pace of the congregation, then he should apologise
(take leave), so that others are not shy (to continue eating).
Hadith[1] 36: Tirmizi and Abu Dawud have reported from Salman Farsi رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ He says, ‘I read in the Taurat that to wash
is a means of attaining blessings. I mentioned this to Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
and he صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘The blessings of food lies in washing
(the hands) making wudu before and after eating’.’
Hadith 37: In Tabrani from Ibn
Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما is
narrated that Huzoor صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Wudu (i.e. washing hands) before and
after eating alleviates dependency and this is from the Sunnat of the Mursaleen).’
Hadith 38: Ibn Majah narrates
from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said,
‘Whosoever wishes for Allah Ta’aala to increase the goodness in his home, he
should wash once the food has been spread out and he should wash once it has
been gathered. In other words, he should wash his hands and mouth.’
Hadith 39: Ibn Majah reports from
Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Huzoor صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Eat together in a group and do not eat
individually for there is blessing in eating in a group.’
Hadith 40: Tirmizi reported on
the authority of Ikrash bin Zuwaib رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ who says that ‘a bowl with lots of Thareed and pieces of meat was
brought to us. My hand began to wander all over the dish but Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم continued to eat from that which was in front of him. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
then held my right hand with his left hand
and said, ‘Ikrash! Eat from one place as it is just one type of food.’ After
this, a variety of dates was brought in a tray. I ate from what was in front of
me and Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم ate from different places on the tray. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
then said, ‘Ikrash! Eat from where ever you
desire as this is not something that is of the same type’. Thereafter, water
was brought, Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم washed his blessed hands and he wiped (made
masah) using the wetness of his hands, over his mouth, wrists and head, and said,
‘Ikrash! This is the wudu after eating that which has been in contact with fire
(i.e. cooked food).’’
Hadith 41: Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and
Ibn Majah have reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi
said, ‘One who experiences any discomfort after retiring to bed with an odour or greasy hands, ought
to only blame himself for not having washed them.’ A similar narration is also
reported from Hazrat Faatima Zahraرضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہا.
Hadith 42: Haakim has reported on
the authority of Abu A’bas bin Jabar رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘remove your shoes whilst eating as it
is a Sunnat-e-Jameela (good practice)’, and it is reported from Hazrat Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that when the spread of food has been laid
out, then remove your shoes, for there is comfort to your feet in this.
Hadith 43: Abu Dawud reported on
authority of Hazrat Sayyid A’isha رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہا that Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘do not cut meat with a knife (whilst
eating), for this is the way of non-Arabs (westerners). Eat it by biting
through it with your teeth, for this is wholesome and good for digestion.’
However, if one uses a knife to cut through meat whilst eating due
to a valid reason, such as if it is not thoroughly cooked, or if it is difficult
to bite through, or if it is difficult to break it by hand, such as in the case
of partaking in a whole roasted thigh piece etc. which would take a long time
to bite through, then there is no harm in using a knife to cut through it.
There are reports of Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم cutting through meat with a knife whilst
eating in such situations.[2]
However, to use these incidents as evidence to eat with the help of a fork and
knife and, to prove its validity through this is unfounded.
Hadith 44: It is in Sahih Bukhari
from Abu Juhaifa رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that
Nabi-e-Kareem صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘I do not recline (lean) whilst
eating.’
Hadith 45: It is in Sahih Bukhari
from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi-e-Kareem صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم did not eat on a Kwan (a table like object) and neither did he eat
in very small bowls and nor were thin chapaatis (rotis) prepared for Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم. Another narration has
mentioned that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
did not even see (look at) thin chapaatis.
Qataadah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ was asked
about what they would eat on, and he
mentioned that they would eat on an eating cloth (spread). A Kwan refers to
that which is like a table. This was usually the manner used for eating at the
homes of the wealthy, so that there was no need to bend over.
Hadith 46: It is in Sahih Bukhari
and Muslim from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
never found fault in any food (he never spoke
badly about a meal). If he felt like it, he partook in it; otherwise, he would not
partake in it.
Hadith 47: In Sahih Muslim it is
reported from Jaabir رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Food for one person suffices for two
people and the (amount) of food for two people suffices for four people and the
food for four people suffices for eight people.’
Hadith 48: It is in Sahih Bukhari
from Miqdaam bin Ma’di Kurb رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said ‘Each of you should measure your meals,
for there is barkat in this for you’.
Hadith 49: Ibn Majah, Tirmizi and
Daarimi have reported from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Thareed was presented in a bowl to Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Eat from the sides. Do not eat from
the centre as blessings descend in the centre’. Thareed is an (Arabian) dish
that is made by pieces of roti being broken and rubbed into gravy. Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم used to enjoy this meal.
Hadith 50: Tabrani reported from
Abdur Rahman bin Mauqí رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘No vessel that has been filled is
worse than the stomach. If you wish to put anything into your stomach, then allocate
one third for food, one third for water and one third for air and breathing’.
[1] In this Hadith, the actual the washing of the hands has been
referred to as wudu.
[2]
This applies in a case where the meat has been cooked thoroughly,
because if it has been cooked thoroughly, it can be eaten by breaking it with
the hand or it can be broken by biting it with the teeth. Today, many Muslims
eat with the help of a fork and knife, thereby following the way of the
westerners. This is a distasteful practice whilst eating. To eat on this, was the
manner of the arrogant people, just as today, it has become a (common) habit
amongst people to eat at tables. Also to eat in very small bowls is the manner
of the wealthy, whereby they lay out numerous dishes in small bowls.
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